[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63831-63832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30575]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[OMB Control No. 9000-0130]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Buy American 
Act--North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Balance of 
Payments Program Certificate

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance 
(9000-0130).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved 
information collection requirement concerning Buy American Act--North 
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Balance of Payments 
Program Certificate. A request for public comments was published at 61 
FR 50003, on September 24, 1996. No comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: January 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 
4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0130, Buy 
American Act--North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--
Balance of Payments Program Certificate, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Linfield, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1757.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the North American Free Trade 
Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act, unless specifically exempted by 
statute or regulation, agencies are required to evaluate offers over a 
certain dollar limitation to supply an eligible product without regard 
to the restrictions of the Buy American Act or the Balance of Payments 
program. Offerors identify excluded end products and NAFTA end products 
on this certificate.
    The contracting officer uses the information to identify the 
offered items which are domestic and NAFTA country end products so as 
to give these products a preference during the evaluation of offers. 
Items having components of unknown origin are considered to have been 
mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States.

Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .167 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
1,140; responses per respondent, 5; total annual responses, 5,700; 
preparation hours per response, .167; and total response burden hours, 
952.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requester may obtain copies of 
justifications from the General Services

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Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 
20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0130, 
Buy American Act--North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act--Balance of Payments Program Certificate, in all correspondence.

    Dated: November 26, 1996.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-30575 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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